Below are News Channel 3's top, local stories from this past week. West Michigan couple sentenced to federal prison for $3 million fraud scheme Two West Michigan people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in defrauding nearly 40 victims of over $3 million in a fraud and identity theft scheme.

A chain reaction crash developed Tuesday morning in white-out conditions along Interstate 94 in West Michigan.

“In cold temperatures like this, when the firefighters stop, and they have sweat underneath. Once they lose the protection of that vapor barrier, they never get it back,” a Fire Lieutenant with The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said.

A former West Ottawa wide receiver, Bosma was named first team all-state in Division 1-2 by the Associated Press for his senior season, a year in which he broke the school record for receptions in a season with 80, as he finished with 956 yards and eight touchdowns

Calling all cowboys and cowgirls! Are you ready to check out some heart stopping and thrilling bull riding at Van Andel Arena this weekend? It’s the PBR Pendleton Whiskey Velocity Tour happening tonight and tomorrow.

WAYLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Hot ‘n Now, the once-popular fast food restaurant, will return to West Michigan. Gun Lake Investments announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Hot ‘n Now and plans to open two locations over the next year, one near Gun Lake Casino in Wayland and one in Alpena. It plans to open more locations in the coming years.

Many school districts have closed Thursday, Jan. 23, as snowfall continues - particularly along the lakeshore - in a weeklong winter storm.

While the worst of the snow is anticipated Monday evening into Tuesday morning, some schools have canceled or delayed classes Monday due to inclement weather. Most of the schools impacted are in Montcalm County, Ionia County or Van Buren County. As of early Monday morning, here are the districts completely closed for the day:

A Kalamazoo man will go to prison on a federal possession charge involving fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

A West Michigan man will spend decades in prison for brutally stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in Kalamazoo. Jeffrey Kucharski, 28, was sentenced Tuesday to 60-100 years behind bars for the ...

Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) leaders have reached a collective bargaining agreement with workers seeking unionization after months of negotiation. These workers were the first Planned Parenthood employees in Michigan to unionize after the contract was ratified on Jan.

Planned Parenthood – Kalamazoo Health Center is now the first Planned Parenthood site in West Michigan to officially unionize.